streaming video killed the foodblogger

Posted by rameniac at 06:50 PM | 17 Sep 2007

Ever wish there was a 24-hour tv channel that showed nothing but ramen-themed food porn? Hmm, I guess I'm in the minority then. Because ramen television is about to revolutionize your lunch hour! That's right, drool all you want, it's noodles on demand!

rameniac on the radio!

Posted by rameniac at 03:48 AM | 16 Jul 2007

like that? does it look like some pimpin’ recording session from the seventies? steely dan was tracking in the next room when i sent over some myojo shoyu chukazanmai...

Funny, I always hoped to debut on KCRW as a big time rock star; Santa Monica’s influential NPR and alternative music station (89.9 FM) is a personal favorite of mine and one of the few presets on my car stereo. But instead of playing live on Morning Becomes Eclectic, I’ll be doing a segment on Evan Kleiman’s Good Food this Saturday, July 21, at 11am. Tune in or check out the podcast at www.kcrw.com if you’d like to learn some minutiae about ramen styles, slurping etiquette, and where to get the best noodles in Los Angeles! 

the rameniac forum is up!

Posted by rameniac at 01:39 PM | 26 Apr 2007

Still tweaking and adding icons and whatnot, but it’s live and going! Sign up if you haven’t already,* Poke around and enjoy!

* Apparently there was an undiscovered issue with confirmation emails not being sent out, but we’ve now resolved that along with the forum update. Apologies to anyone who was affected by it.

site tweaks: pardon our dust!

Posted by rameniac at 10:29 AM | 25 Apr 2007

As rameniac is still in beta, you've probably noticed we've been tweaking things here and there - new sections are being added and worked on, the resource/review database is being restructured, and the forum is coming soon!. For the moment, empty your browser cache and check out our new slideshow mods!

want to be on japanese tv?

Posted by rameniac at 07:03 PM | 27 Feb 2007

Mariko Daicho is a producer at TV Tokyo. Apparently they want to film college students in the tri-state area eating instant noodles for a program on ramen in the United States. I doubt anyone from that area is really reading the site since I haven’t made my way over there yet, but I suppose i should put the word out!

This is what she said in the email:

Since instant ramen is very popular among college students, I would like to film and interivew some college students who eat instant ramen all the time. I would prefer to film in New York City. Do you know any college students in New York who would be willing to let us film at their house or college dorm eating ramen?  Could you possibly post on your blog my request for a ramen loving college student in the NYC area (NY-NJ-CT)?
My time frame is tight.  I’d need to complete filming by Friday, March 9th. 

I appreciate any help.

Mariko Daicho
Producer
TV Tokyo
212-261-6481
daicho (at) tv-tokyo-america.com